{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = DeDe Lattimore | image = DeDe Lattimore bears.jpg | caption = Lattimore playing for the Bears in 2014 | current_team = | number = 91, 43, 96 | position = Linebacker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|30}} | birth_place = Athens, Georgia, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 237 | high_school = Cedar Shoals (Athens) | college = South Florida | undraftedyear = 2014 | pastteams = * Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2014}}) * Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2016}})* | highlights = * Second-team All-AAC (2013) * Second-team All-Big East (2011) | status = | cflstatus = International | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 3 | pfr = L/LattDe01 }} '''Devekeyan''' "'''DeDe'''" '''Lattimore''' (born January 30, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Florida Bulls. He has been a member of the Chicago Bears and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
==Early life== Lattimore played running back and linebacker at Cedar Shoals High School. in Athens, Georgia. He recorded 96 tackles, four sacks and four forced fumbles his senior year. He was also named to the 2008 Georgia All-Star team and the All-Northeast Georgia team. Lattimore earned two Defensive Player of the Year honors in Region 8-AAAA. He rushed 88 times for 857 yards and six touchdowns his junior year. He also recorded 118 total tackles, 15 sacks and 18 quarterback hurries in 10 games.<ref name="A">{{cite web |title=DEVEKEYAN "DEDE" LATTIMORE |url=http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=3662295 |access-date=October 13, 2014 |publisher=gousfbulls.com}}</ref>
==College career== Lattimore played at the University of South Florida for the Bulls from 2010 to 2013. He was redshirted in 2009.<ref name="A"/> In 2010, he was named a Freshman All-American by Rivals.com.<ref name="A"/> In 2011, he was named Second-team All-Big East by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.<ref name="A"/><ref>{{cite web |author=Lassan, Steven |date=June 27, 2011 |title=Dana Holgorsen's offense should lead to big numbers for Geno Smith. |url=https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-east-all-conference-team |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003183844/https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-east-all-conference-team |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |access-date=October 3, 2017 |publisher=athlonsports.com}}</ref> In 2013, he earned Second-team All-AAC honors, was named USF Team MVP and was a team captain, leading the Bulls with a career-best 98 tackles.<ref name="A"/>
==Professional career== Lattimore was rated the 14th best inside linebacker in the 2014 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. The website projected that he would be drafted in the seventh round or sign as an undrafted free agent.<ref name="draft"/> Nolan Nawrocki of NFL.com predicted that Lattimore would go undrafted and sign as a priority free agent, stating that Lattimore was a "Tightly wound, inconsistent, two-down Mike linebacker who projects as a backup inside in a 3–4, though he will have to prove his worth on special teams to last."<ref>{{cite web |title=Devekeyan Lattimore |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/devekeyan-lattimore?id=2543858 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003201141/http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/devekeyan-lattimore?id=2543858 |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |access-date=October 3, 2017 |work=nfl.com}}</ref>
{{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 0 | weight = 237 | dash = 4.63 | ten split = 1.50 | twenty split = 2.68 | shuttle = 4.33 | cone drill = 7.16 | vertical = 30+1/2 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 2 | bench = 20 | note = All values from South Florida Pro Day<ref name="draft">{{cite web |title=DeDe Lattimore |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=90713&draftyear=2014&genpos=ILB |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003201058/http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=90713&draftyear=2014&genpos=ILB |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |access-date=October 3, 2017 |publisher=nfldraftscout.com}}</ref> }}
Lattimore was signed by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) on May 11, 2014, after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was released by the Bears on August 31 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2014. He was released by the Bears on September 11 and re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 8, 2014.<ref name="Z">{{cite web |title=Chicago Bears Transactions – 2014 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/chi/chicago-bears |access-date=October 13, 2014 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> Lattimore made his NFL debut on October 12, 2014, against the Atlanta Falcons, recording one tackle.<ref>{{cite web |title=DeDe Lattimore |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/dedelattimore/2550579/gamelogs |access-date=October 13, 2014 |work=nfl.com}}</ref> On January 30, 2015, he was resigned to a two-year deal.<ref name="Lattimore resigned">{{cite web |last=Wilkening |first=Mike |date=January 30, 2015 |title=Bears sign LB DeDe Lattimore to two-year extension |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/30/bears-sign-lb-dede-lattimore-to-two-year-extension/ |access-date=January 30, 2015 |publisher=Profootballtalk.com}}</ref> He was waived by the Bears on August 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 15, 2015 |title=Chicago rookie WR Kevin White needs surgery on leg stress fracture; will miss half of season |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2015/08/15/bears-wr-white-needs-surgery-on-leg-stress-fracture |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160920143217/http://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2015/08/15/bears-wr-white-needs-surgery-on-leg-stress-fracture |archive-date=September 20, 2016 |access-date=September 20, 2016 |publisher=usnews.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
Lattimore signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on February 19, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 19, 2016 |title=Saskatchewan Roughriders add three players to their defence |url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/saskatchewan-roughriders-add-three-players-to-their-defence |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228201728/http://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/saskatchewan-roughriders-add-three-players-to-their-defence |archive-date=February 28, 2016 |access-date=February 28, 2016 |publisher=leaderpost.com}}</ref> He was released by the Roughriders on April 19, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 19, 2016 |title=Defensive tackle Brandon Tennant among 10 players released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders |url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/roughriders-release-10-players |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608192402/http://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/roughriders-release-10-players |archive-date=June 8, 2016 |access-date=September 20, 2016 |publisher=leaderpost.com}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://gousfbulls.com/sports/football/roster/devekeyan--dede--lattimore/6808 USF Bulls bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lattimore, DeDe}} Category:Living people Category:1991 births Category:Players of American football from Athens, Georgia Category:American football middle linebackers Category:Canadian football linebackers Category:Players of Canadian football from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:South Florida Bulls football players Category:Chicago Bears players Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players